Uriel <lost.gob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > P.S.: Perhaps having chat@ for random crap and relegating dev@ for > only technical discussions would work, but often it is hard to know > where to draw the line, and two lists with very low traffic are really > a waste of time. Really given the insanely low traffic levels in this > list I don't see why people complains so much, have you ever been > subscribed to lkml or any other high volume list? > chat@ => IRC or a suitable mailing list that is on topic
insanely low traffic != low signal/noise ratio If that low volume of traffic just becomes a high source of noise, then the quantity does not matter. People subscribe to information feeds for...erm...well the information/signal...not the OT cruft. I think XKCD were the first people to come up with a solution to this problem[1]. Cheers [1] http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/01/14/robot9000-and-xkcd-signal-attacking-noise-in-chat/ -- Alexander Clouter .sigmonster says: Now, let's SEND OUT for QUICHE!!
